SamuelRSmith said:
Ah, now this is a much more interesting topic. Apathy is a difficult thing to deal with. We could do what the Aussies do and make voting compulsory, but this in itself is undemocratic. It also causes problems when people just vote to avoid the fine, and don't really pay attention to who they're voting for (what would you rather? Someone not voting, or somebody voting for any random regardless of policy). It's also going to cost money to enforce. We could encourage a greater interest in politics. Teaching it in schools isn't always the best thing to do, due to teacher biases, also, look at how pupils respond to being forced to do Religious Education - they aren't happy about it, and they respond to it negatively. A "citizenship" lesson, though, could include this (as I alluded to in that manifesto I sent you Perhaps the best thing to do, though, is nothing. That's right, nothing. Apathy is bad because it leads to representatives and Governments that might not be what's best for the nation: but when that happens, apathy will die down naturally, and people will get out and vote against what they've created. Secondly, it can be said that people vote with their wallets - ie, they become more apathetic when things are going well*. This recession will help to get more people out there to vote. *Yes, I know that the recent elections that have been going on haven't seen a great turnout, but that's because the effects of the recession were negated by the all of the "scandals" that were coming out at the time. |
).i agree to the idea, so we should do that, at the very least, it gives people more knowledge about who they vote for.
